In Other Brooklyn News

Looking for a place to get locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables this summer. Here is a guide to different farmers markets around Brooklyn and the Bronx.

Hundreds of tenants and renters rallied Monday outside newly opened Housing Courts across New York City to protest the end of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's eviction moratorium, which expired Saturday.

Booming fireworks frustrations in Brooklyn prompted local officials to call for more city help — but not necessarily from the NYPD.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Phase 2 reopening of many businesses after a long hiatus caused by COVID-19, but some of them may never return. Some of those stores that will reopen include beauty parlors and barbershops, nail salons and restaurants.

A lottery opened this week for 29 affordable apartments designated for seniors and formerly homeless women and families at a new rental in Flatbush.

A Brooklyn artist is making a lot of noise through art and sending a powerful message against police violence. Sports jerseys are posted along Flatbush Avenue.

Bed-Stuy restaurateur Charlotta Janssen welcomed news that New York City's Phase II reopening would move forward Monday. It means Janssen's restaurant Chez Oskar and thousands of others citywide can roll out outdoor dining.

Less than two years ago, State Senator Julia Salazar was considered the insurgent candidate. A 27-year-old Democratic Socialist, she challenged Brooklyn's Democratic establishment and won.

Just over two weeks after the NYPD violently suppressed peaceful protests around New York City, police early Monday morning responded to reports of illegal fireworks in a Brooklyn neighborhood with dozens of officers in riot gear — who blocked

Rep. Yvette Clarke stood behind the podium at the Salem Missionary Baptist Church in the heart of Flatbush, Brooklyn. It was Martin Luther King Jr.